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Omaha, Ne, Us

- Transformed firm approach for technology services from disparate individuals / departments into a single, consolidated team. Rank highest of any department in employee engagement surveys. - Continue to shift to adopt new technologies, provide opportunities for talent development and align to changing business needs. - Find opportunities to increase ROI through contract negotiations and technology implementations like SD-WAN, managed print, BC/DR solution and cloud-based file sharing.- Push to discover avenues for technology staff to be in service to clients.- Led the move to cloud services including Microsoft, Bluebeam, Bentley, Mural, Nasuni, Autodesk, Adobe and licensing to enable geographic independence and remote work. - Adopted NIST 800-171 framework, elevated to adoption of CMMC Level 2. - Led research, policy creation, FAA registration and adoption of a drone program with certified and insured in-house pilots and UAVs.- Holds roles of FSO, SMO, and ITPSO in support of our firm’s top-secret clearance. Previously ISSM beginning in 2013. Oversees facility / personnel clearances, contractual obligations and security assessments. - Leads Design Technology providing computational design, BIM, visualization, knowledge assimilation, emerging technologies, design to fabrication, automation of design workflows, etc. - Ensures all networks, infrastructure, custom applications, desktops, communications, and software are optimized and secure.- Focus on analytics and data science to empower financial and operational decisions and create advanced algorithms using AI/ML to gain better insights into modeling data. - Formalized a quantitative approach to M&A for the firm aligning strategy, target identification, and assessments identifying acquisition synergies to be carried through implementation.- Serve on Executive and Steering Committees for the AIA CIO LFRT and the IDC in the AEC industry to drive innovation.

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

Promoted to DoIT to manage telecommunications, networks and planning. Quickly added responsibility for applications development, project management and data center operations. • Assisted guidance of the process to update and implement the University-Wide Technology Master Plan for all campuses and outreach centers. • Created infrastructure and access control standards in easy to understand narrative to “speak” for IT utilized for all new construction and renovations as exemplified in Morrison Stadium, Davis Square/Opus Hall residences, and the complete building re-wire projects. • Developed and maintained enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and infrastructure to support campus operational needs and efficiencies focused on leveraging expertise and economies of scale to realize financial, strategic, and operational value. • Implemented best practices, dedicated project management roles, and acquisition of essential tools to minimize waste and maximize delivery. • Recognized and implemented value-add and ROI activities in technology operations such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP) telephony, server virtualization, on-line data storage, and backup/recovery procedures.• Participated as an active member of the DoIT Executive Management team, the Campus Planning Committee, DoIT Planning and Advisory Committee, and advisor to the Presidential Technology Strategy Committee as well as several other ad-hoc committees.

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

Recruited to manage the dental school technology environment including supporting clinical and faculty workstations, printers, and billing operations.

Denver, Co, Us

• Served as the administrator and point of contact for the company’s primary production system and backup to the network administrator. • Performed system optimization and performance techniques.• Fulfilled technical lead for the conversion of title plant software involving vendor management, client/shareholder updates, and end user support of 100+ machines.

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Traveled throughout the US, Canada, and Europe installing and customizing operational software, IBM AS/400 midrange computers, PC’s, and networks. Supervised and retailored client business and technical procedures to ensure increased productivity and optimal use of the solution.

Mba, Business, Information Technology

Ba, Chemistry, Math

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